Life's Too Short is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw.

[7] The album was produced by Ed Stasium and featured Kenny Aronoff on drums.

Crenshaw recalled, "I liked what Kenny Aronoff (drums) and Ed Stasium (production) were doing right then, I liked them both personally, and I wanted to work with them, so off we went…"[8] "Better Back Off" was a moderate hit on the Modern Rock charts, reaching number 17.

Crenshaw said of the song, "On 'Better Back Off' you can tell from the music that I'm trying to write a big Rock-radio anthem.

But the lyrics don't quite get there – they describe an intimate conversation between two people, not very anthem-like..."[8] Spin named the album to their list of 30 overlooked albums from 1991, stating, "The Ed Stasium-produced album is full of the kind of literate guitar pop that made Crenshaw a star in the '80s, with catchy gems like 'Delilah' and “Fantastic Planet of Love.